Ettifaq FC

Al Ettifaq Football Club (Arabic: نادي الاتفاق لكرة القدم) is a professional football club in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Al-Ettifaq was established after the merging of three clubs in the city of Dammam at the year 1944. Al Ettifaq is the first Saudi team to win an international title – the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup. Al Ettifaq is also the first team to win the Saudi Premier League without any defeat. Al Ettifaq is also the first side from Saudi Arabia to win the GCC Champions League. Al Ettifaq have a total of 13 different titles to their name. The Club also has its own futsal section.

This article is about the Saudi football club. For the Iraqi football club, see Al-Ettifaq SC (Iraq).
Al-Ettifaq
Full nameAl-Ettifaq Football Club
Nickname(s)Faris Ad-Dahna (The Knight of Ad-Dahna)
The Commandos
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Capacity26,000
ChairmanKhalid Al-Dabal
CoachPatrice Carteron
LeaguePro League
2020–21Pro League, 5th of 16
WebsiteClub website
colours

History

Before the establishment of Al-Ettifaq, there were three clubs in Dammam that were founded in 1941 (Al-Taawoun, Al-Sha'ab and Al-Shabab). These clubs began practicing their sporting activities and gathering the people of the region. In 1945, the presidents met in Faris Al-Hamid's house and decided to merge into one club. Al-Hamid suggested that new club would be named be Al-Ettifaq, which meant agreement in Arabic. They also agreed that the new clubs' colors would be green and white, which eventually changed into green and red afterwards.[1]

Honours

Current squad

As of 23 January 2022.[2][3]

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Abdullah Al-Oaisher  Saudi Arabia
2 DF Saeed Al Mowalad  Saudi Arabia
3 DF Ali Masrahi  Saudi Arabia
4 DF Fahad Ghazi  Saudi Arabia
5 DF Ayoub Abdellaoui  Algeria
6 MF Ibrahim Mahnashi  Saudi Arabia
7 MF Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi  Saudi Arabia
8 MF Hamed Al-Ghamdi  Saudi Arabia
10 MF Naïm Sliti  Tunisia
11 MF Ali Hazazi  Saudi Arabia
12 DF Sanousi Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
14 MF Filip Kiss  Slovakia
15 MF Ahmed Al-Ghamdi  Saudi Arabia
16 MF Faisel Al-Ghamdi  Saudi Arabia
17 FW Abdulla Al Salem  Saudi Arabia
18 DF Abdullah Al-Khateeb  Saudi Arabia
19 FW Hassan Al Salis  Saudi Arabia
20 MF Amin Younes  Germany
23 GK Raïs M'Bolhi  Algeria
24 MF Saad Al-Selouli  Saudi Arabia
25 DF Saeed Al-Rubaie  Saudi Arabia
26 DF Saad Al-Mousa  Saudi Arabia
29 MF Fahad Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia
30 GK Abdullah Al-Saleh  Saudi Arabia
35 GK Mohammed Al-Haiti  Saudi Arabia
40 MF Majed Al-Najrani  Saudi Arabia
42 MF Salem Al-Maqadi  Saudi Arabia
43 MF Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia
45 MF Rakan Al-Kaabi  Saudi Arabia
49 FW Abdulrahman Omar  Saudi Arabia
50 DF Saad Al Khayri  Saudi Arabia
77 FW Youssouf Niakaté  France
99 FW Robin Quaison  Sweden

Unregistered players
No Position Player Nation
90 MF Hisham Al-Farhan  Saudi Arabia

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
9 FW Hazaa Al-Hazaa (on loan to Al-Taawoun)  Saudi Arabia
27 FW Rayan Al-Bloushi (on loan to Al-Fayha)  Saudi Arabia
44 DF Hamad Al-Sayyaf (on loan to Al-Sahel)  Saudi Arabia
— DF Ahmed Al Muhaimeed (on loan to Al-Jabalain)  Saudi Arabia

Managerial history

Note: The table is currently being updated.

1944–69
19??–69 Mohammed Hassan Kheiri
1969–76
1976–78 Khalil Al-Zayani
1979–80
1980–84 Khalil Al-Zayani Won the 1982–83 Saudi Premier League and the 1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup
1984–86 Chico Formiga Won the 1984 Arab Club Champions Cup and the 1985 King Cup
1986–90 Khalil Al-Zayani Won 3 titles
1990–91 Procópio Cardoso
1991–93
July 1, 1993 – June 30, 1995 Wojciech Łazarek
1994–96 Khalil Al-Zayani
1996–97
1997 João Francisco
1997–99
1999–00 Khalil Al-Zayani
2003–04 Jan Versleijen
Jan 1, 2004 – May 30, 2004 Jorge Habegger
2005–06 Ednaldo Patricio
2006–07 Ammar Al-Suwayeh 2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup (winner)
July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2008 Toni 2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup (runner-up)
Jan 8, 2009 – June 8, 2009 Ioan Andone Achieved club's best performance in the AFC Champions League (round of 16)
Oct 23, 2009 – March 23, 2011 Ion Marin
March 23, 2011 – June 30, 2011 Youssef Zouaoui
July 22, 2011 – April 30, 2012 Branko Ivanković
2012 Ammar Al-Suwayeh
July 1, 2012 – Sept 25, 2012 Alain Geiger
Sept 26, 2012 – June 13, 2013 Maciej Skorża
July 1, 2013 – Oct 1, 2013 Theo Bücker
Sept 30, 2013 – Oct 26, 2013 Eusebiu Tudor
Oct 26, 2013 – Feb 13, 2014 Goran Tufegdžić
Feb 13, 2014–July, 2014 Ioan Andone
July 2014 – Feb 17, 2015 Beñat San José
(2015) Gheorghe Mulțescu
(2015–16) Reinhard Stumpf
(2016) Djamel Belkacem 2015–16 Saudi First Division
(2016) Eelco Schattorie
(2016–2017) Juan Carlos Garrido
(2017) Miodrag Ješić
(2017–2018) Saad Al-Shehri
(2018) Leonardo Ramos
(2018–2019) Sergio Piernas
(2019) Hélder
(2019– ) Khaled Al-Atwi

Performance in AFC competitions

    • Semi-final (Group Stage): Al Ettifaq finished second in their group after losing their penultimate game against the eventual champions, Qatari side Al-Sadd (2–1) in a highly controversial game. Apart from the two clubs, the group contained April 25 SC (North Korea), Mohammedan SC (Bangladesh), and Pahang (Malaysia).[4]
        • Group Stage – Round of 32: Al Ettifaq was arguably one of the best performers in the group stage after finishing top of the group with 12 points. They won 4 games, lost 2, and scored 15 goals in 6 games, recording the third best attacking stats in the continent in that round. Al Ettifaq were placed in Group D along FC Bunyodkor (led by Brazilian ace Rivaldo), Sepahan Isfahan, and Al Shabab (UAE).
        • Round of 16: Al Ettifaq were knocked from the Round of 16 against Pakhtakor (UZB). After leading 1–0 at halftime, they conceded two late goals that ended their hopes in qualifying to the quarter-final.[5]
        • After failing to qualify to the group stage of the 2012 AFC Champions League, Al-Ettifaq qualified automatically to the 2012 AFC Cup, and were drawn in Group C with Kuwait SC of Kuwait, Al Ahed of Lebanon, and VB Sports Club of the Maldives.
        • Al Ettifaq started the competition as favorites and a strong candidate to win the competition, winning 5–1 in their first group game against Kuwait SC in Kuwait. The second game was frustrating to the Saudis as they drew in their own stadium 0–0 with Al Ahed. They defeated the underdogs of the group VB Sports Club by 6–3 in the Maldives and 2–0 in the reverse fixture. Al Ettifaq sealed their promotion with a 2–2 draw against Kuwait SC before finishing the group with a 3–1 victory in Lebanon against Al Ahed.
        • Al Ettifaq finished off their season with a hard-fought 1–0 victory against Omani side Al-Suwaiq SC in the Round of 16 to progress to the quarter-finals of the tournament.

International Competitions

Overview

As of 1 May 2013
Competition Pld W D L GF GA
Asian Club Championship / AFC Champions League 18 8 2 8 32 23
AFC Cup 11 7 2 2 24 13
Arab Club Champions Cup 23 11 8 4 41 25
GCC Champions League 33 17 9 7 45 30
TOTAL 85 43 21 21 142 91

Record By Country

Country Pld W D L GF GA GD Win%
 Algeria 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
 Bahrain 7 4 2 1 10 3 +7 057.14
 Bangladesh 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
 Egypt 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
 Indonesia 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 100.00
 Iran 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 033.33
 Iraq 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 Jordan 1 0 1 0 4 4 +0 000.00
 Kuwait 14 6 4 4 24 19 +5 042.86
 Lebanon 4 2 2 0 5 2 +3 050.00
 Malaysia 1 1 0 0 4 1 +3 100.00
 Maldives 2 2 0 0 8 3 +5 100.00
 Morocco 4 3 0 1 4 2 +2 075.00
 North Korea 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
 Oman 8 7 1 0 15 6 +9 087.50
 Qatar 10 3 3 4 10 11 −1 030.00
 Palestine 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 100.00
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 050.00
 Tunisia 2 0 2 0 2 2 +0 000.00
 United Arab Emirates 11 5 2 4 19 13 +6 045.45
 Uzbekistan 5 2 0 3 8 5 +3 040.00
 Yemen 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00

Matches

Season Competition Round Club Home Away Aggregate
1983 Gulf Club Champions Cup Group Stage Al-Muharraq 0–0 2−0 1st
Al-Arabi 2–0 0−2
Final Al-Arabi
1–0
 1–0
1984 Arab Club Champions Cup Final Stage West Riffa
1–1
 1st
Kénitra
1–0
Al Ansar
1–0
1988 Gulf Club Champions Cup Group Stage Fanja
1–0
 1st
Sharjah
1–0
West Riffa
3–1
Kazma
1–1
Final Kazma
2–1
 2–1
Arab Club Champions Cup Group B Sharjah
2–2
 1st
Al-Shabab Baghdad
2–2
Kazma
3–1
KAC Marrakech
1–0
Semi-finals Fanja
3–1
 3–1
Final Club Africain
1–1
 1–1 (4–2 p)
1988–89 Asian Club Championship Semi-final League Group B Pahang
4–1
 2nd
Mohammedan Sporting Club
3–1
April 25
1–1
Al-Sadd
1–2
1989 Arab Club Champions Cup Group B Wydad
0–2
 3rd
ES Sahel
1–1
Fanja
2–0
Al Ansar
1–1
1993 Arab Club Champions Cup Group B Al-Qadsia
0–1
 3rd
WA Tlemcen
1–2
Hilal Al-Quds
5–1
2003 Arab Unified Club Championship PO Shaab Ibb 3–0 2−2 5–2
Group A Al-Faisaly
4–4
 1st
Riffa
2–0
Raja
2–0
ENPPI
2–0
Semi-finals Zamalek
1–3
 1–3
2005 Gulf Club Champions Cup Group Stage Muscat
2–2
 6th
Al-Qadsia
1–2
Riffa
0–1
Umm Salal
0–0
Al-Wasl
0–2
2006 Gulf Club Champions Cup Group B Qatar
2–0
 2nd
Al Jazira
0–1
Al-Nasr
2–1
Semi-finals Al-Salmiya 3–0 3−3 6–3
Final Al-Qadsia 1–1 1−0 2–1
2007 Gulf Club Champions Cup Group A Al-Najma
2–0
 2nd
Al-Wakrah
2–1
Al Jazira
1–1
Semi-finals Al-Hilal 1–1 1−0 2–1
Final Al Jazira 2–0 1−3 3–3 (6–7 p)
2009 AFC Champions League Group D Bunyodkor 4–0 1−2 1st
Sepahan 2–1 0−3
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 4–1 4−1
Round of 16 Pakhtakor 1–2 – 1–2
2009–10 Gulf Club Champions Cup Group C Qatar 1–1 2−3 2nd
Al-Orouba 3–2 1−0
2012 AFC Champions League 2Q Sepahan – 1–3 1–3
AFC Cup Group C Al-Kuwait 2–2 5−1 1st
Al-Ahed 0–0 3−1
VB 2–0 6−3
Round of 16 Al-Suwaiq 1–0 – 1–0
Quarter-finals Arema 2–0 2–0 4–0
Semi-finals Al-Kuwait 0–2 1–4 1–6
2013 AFC Champions League Group B Pakhtakor 2–0 0−1 3rd
Lekhwiya 0–0 0−2
Al-Shabab Al-Arabi 4–1 0−1

References

  1. "تاريخ النادي".
  2. "Ettifaq - Squad".
  3. "الفريق الأول".
  4. Asian Club Championship 1989 – Schedule & Results. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  5. AFC Champions League 2009 – Schedule & Results, Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  6. AFC Champions League 2012 – Draw, Retrieved 9 December 2011.
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